modifiers chart

■ The chart shows where modifiers can legally appear.

ALLOWABLE MODIFIERS	can go on a CLASS	can go on a METHOD	can go on a VARIABLE	can go on a CONSTRUCTOR	on a NAMED INNER CLASS	can go in an INTERFACE
abstract	√	√	NO	NO	√	√ optional on its methods
final	√	√	√	NO	√	√ on all variables
native	NO	√	NO	NO	NO	NO
private	NO	√	√	√	√	NO
protected	NO	√	√	√	√	NO
public	√	√	√	√	√	√
static	√	√	√	NO	√	√ optional on all final variables
strictfp	√	√	NO	NO	NO	NO
synchronized	NO	√	NO	NO	NO	NO
transient	NO	NO	√	NO	NO	NO
volatile	NO	NO	√	NO	NO	NO
void	NO	√	NO	NO	NO	NO
also:
throws	NO	√	NO	√	NO	NO
( no modifier )	√	NO ^1	NO ^2	√	√	√

¹ Methods need void or a return type.

² Variables need a type.